Bottle-holder for bottle-filling machines.



. H'. HAM.

BOTTLE HOLDER EUR BOTTLE PLLING MAGHNES.

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,Cinecilcation o Letters Patent.

pplcation flied September :21. 1911,.

fo all whom it may conce/rn:

Be it known that l, Jo'snri ll. CHAMP, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of .Cuyahoga, and

State of hio, have invente(L a new and usefnl Improvement in hottie-Holders for Bottlc-Filling Machines, of which the following is a specication, the principle ot the invention being herein explained and the leest mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

In automatically feeding bottles onto the holders or lifts of bottle filling, or like, machines by mechanism of the kind described, for example, in my 'co-pending application filed Feb. 15, 1911, Serial No. 608,787, ditliculty is apt to be experienced, looth in acculately centering the bottles on` their respective holders, and in preventing' their falling oft. rlhis is especially true in handling pints or bottles of smaller size, since such bottles, Filling rapidly as they do, require to he fed likewise rapidly, and furthermore, such smaller hotties having correspondingly smaller bottoms are less steady and more apt to topple over. when Jforcibly transferred fromthe feeding mechanism onto the holders or lifts.

rl`he obj/ect of the present invention, cordingly, is the provision of a hottie holder, or lift, which will serve not only to accurately guide the bottle into a properly centered position, but also steady the same so as to prevent the second of the ditllculties noted above.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention, then, consists ot' the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawing and 'the following description set t'orth in detail certain` mechanism embodying,r the invention; such disclosed means constituting', however, but one ot various mechanical forms in whichl the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bottle litt, or holder, with a bottle in place thereon, such holder embodying my present improvements; Fig. 2 a vertical sectional view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portioinoli a feeding' mechanism, showing several `bottle holders ot' the present improved construction in operative relation thereto.

The bottle' feeding mechanism is, of

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.may isv illy escribel in the eo-'pend- "fn hereinlietoie identified. in, sin, the Abottles are brought up ding' station 1'-y suitable conveying' leans 1. being' guided by means of ribs 2, Q to a point where they may be transferred, one by one, onto .successive bottle holders of the i'illing or other machine. The transiterring ot the bottles is automatically controlled by a pivotal gate 3 operated by such holders, such gate being normally swung inwardly from the position illustrated in Fig. 3 by a tension springf-l, so as to interrupt the movement ot the bottles between the tguides. Upon the gate being properly positioned, the pressure on the line of bottles will force the Jforemost one oil the 'table 5,v fhich supports the mechanism inst descrihefhonto the adjacently positioned holder., ."lais holder is in gent-,fai of familiar form, consisting` ot a plate 6 on the upper end of a in `:tem wl eh connected. with the operating' mechanism {not shown) that the hol lei' to posicion. The rear dire et the that the edge disposed radially inward in the case of a rotating machine the one in hand, is carved and provide; 'with an upwardly extending flange 8. This )lange also extends alongI one adjacent lateral edge of the plate so to term a pocket into which the bottom of the bottle is forced thas centered on the holder.

'l form and location of this flange are such to thus receive and center hotties of quart l, the pint size, although means may he vided, if des fed, for holding such hotties is (LLA.) a

in order to adapt the aforesaid holders for the reception ol pint, bottles and to retain such Abottles in proper `position thereon, the additional men'iber illustrated in the several figures oti the drawing is vprovided. This member consists of a tubular support 9 adapted to lit over ay rod l() mounted on the holder. such snpport carrying at its lower end ay curved tlange 11 that is adapted to tit inst. within the Harige S on said holder; while, at. its upper end, said support is formed Awith a. laterally i'irojecting arm 12 from which extend 'forwardly in a substantially horizontal plane., tivo fingers 13 and 14. rlhe tlange of said support, when in place reduces the free space on the holder plate to the proper size and form to receive the bottom of a pint bottle and the two tini gers on the arm will then be disposed sons to engage the upper portion ot the bottletas indicated in Figs. 1 and The dispositibn of these lingers 13 and 14 with relation "to the feeding mechanism is such that they Serve, in a way, as extensions of the guides of such feeding mechanism when taken in conjunction with gate 3, the rearmost linger 14 being longer than the other ao as to prevent the bottle being tipped over with its neck behind such linger.

By means ot the foregoing mechanism, the transfer of the bottles, even ot pint size may be eltected with considerable rapidity without there being any tendency 'tor the bottles to tip over or joggle on the holders, which if not actually leading to their t'alling oil', will at least 'frequently displace them to such an extent as to render their filling impossible.

there it is desired to employ similar guiding and receiving lingers Jfor the quart size of the bottles, the flange 1l at the lower end of the support t) will siniply be omitted v and the disposition of the arm lu and lingers 13 and 14 varied to properly locate such size ot bottle. As the change in construction thus required will be readily apparent'. it has not been deemed .necessary to additionally illustrate the same.

Other modes ot applying the principle ot` my invention may be employed instead ot the one, explained. change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any ol the t'ol' lowing claims or the 'equivalent ot' such. stated means be employed.

l there't'ore particularly point out and distinctly/,claim as my invention 1. ln mechanism of the clase described, the Combination with a bottle-holder includ ing a plate provided with a lateral l'lange adapted to vengage the bottom of a bottle and properly locate the latter; o't a rod rising vertically trom said holder; and a mem` ber adapted to detachably'engage said rod, said member being provided at its upper end with lingers arranged to engage the upper portion ol such a bottle.

2. In mechaniran ot' the classI described. the combination with a bottte-holder ineluding a'plate provided with a. lateral [lange adapted to engage the bottom ot a bottle and properly locate the latter; ot a rod rising vertically Vtrom said holder; and a member adapted to detachably engage said rod7 said member heilig provided at its upper end with an arm. extending lmrizontally over said holder and having 'two diverging tin- Vgers arranged to engage the upper portion ot.' such a bottle.

3; ln mechanism et' the clase-described, the `combination with a. holder tor relatively large bottles including a yplate provided with a lateral llange adapted to engage the bottom of such a large bottle and properly locate the latter; of a rod rising vertically trom said holder; andv a member adapted to detachably engage said rod, said member being provided at its lower end with a flange adapted to tit within the aforesaid flange and reduce the space on said holder plate, and at its upper end with lingers arranged to engage the upper portion of a relatively small bottle.

Lt. ln mechanism ot the class deseribech' `and at its4 ripper end with an arm extending ln'n'ixontallv over said lmlder and having two diverging lingers arranged to engage the upper portion ot' a relatively Small bottle.

5. In mechanism ol.' the class described, the combination ot bottle feeding mechanism including guideaneana: a bottle-holder including a plate provided with a lateral tlange adapted to engage the bottom of abott'l. and properly locate the latter When transferred from said feeding mechanism to said hohhy brand a member supported vertically above said holder and provided with lingers arranged to engage the upper portion ot' such a bottle1 said lingers itorming, in ell-'eet'. rontinnations ot' said guide-means when said holder is adiacent.- said -feeding mechaniSm.

(l. ln mechanism ot tlie,class described, the combination of bottle feeding mechanism including gliiileiiiieiiis; a bottle-holder including a plate provided with a lateral llange adapted to engage the bottom of a bottle and prolwrly locate the latter when tr.insterred t'rom lsaid 'feeding mechanism to said holder: and a member supported above l aid holder and provided with diverging. horizontally extending fingers arranged to engage the upp'er pontion otsuch a bottle7` said lingers tornnngzan ellect. continuations" ot said gable-means when saidI holder is adjacent said `feeding mechanism. A

Signed by me this '19th day of lSeptember7 .ltlt l.'

.TOS ll'l [l ll. CHAMP. \ttested byM .loam ll. Ronmrrs, l?. L. limos. 

